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Having READ and ANNOTATED the story Charles, you will now DETERMINE IMPORTANCE by selecting specific QUOTATIONS from the story that support why you self-selected the most important parts of the text for each page. Charles: A Focus on Literacy Skills Charles is a short story written by Shirley Jackson in 1948. A full copy of the text can be READ … Continue reading Charles: Focusing on Literacy Skills [Determining Importance]

The Media Triangle was first created by Eddie Dick, and has since been used as a way for people to fully analyze the messages and meanings of media texts. By focusing not only on the text itself, but also the audience, and the production, one is able to tease out complex concepts that might otherwise go … Continue reading Introducing The Media Triangle

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Michael Barltrop is currently Head of Literacy at Western Techincal-Commercial School in Toronto. He is an avid traveller, loving father, and part time geek.